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Independent Lens | Beauty is Embarrassing | Clip | PBS

www.itvs.org Premiering January 21, 2012. Check local listings: www.pbs.org In this excerpt from the Independent Lens film, Beauty is Embarrassing, Wayne White and his wife, Mimi Pond, recount how they first met ... entirely in the style of one of Mimi's comic strips! About the Film Take a ride through the life and current times of one of America's most important artists, Wayne White. Raised in the mountains of Tennessee, Wayne White started his career as a cartoonist in New York City. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the TV show, Pee-wee's Playhouse, which led to more work designing some of the most arresting and iconic images in pop culture. Learn more about "Independent Lens": www.pbs.org Watch "Independent Lens" films online: video.pbs.org --